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Method and System for Managing a Virtual Meeting

US 8,972,869 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 15, 2021 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Apr 30, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Sep 30, 2010 as application 12/895,709 · Granted Mar 3, 2015
Base term plus 578 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2032
Clock starts
Sep 30, 2010
Term ends
Apr 30, 2032
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
base term patent term adjustment fee events Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
578
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term runs 578 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 30, 2010, when this application, 12/895,709, was filedSep 30, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+578 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordApr 30, 2032High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 30, 2032High confidence

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US 9,817,912In force
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Assignments

Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 19, 2012
Reel 29159, frame 641
Willis, Ben; Maxwell, Dan; Beecher, Thomas; Hegg, Tom; Natraj, Sunil; Parmar, Sanjay; Chang, Shu-huaSaba Software, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 5, 2013
Reel 30750, frame 260
Saba Software, Inc.; Hal Acquisition Sub Inc.; Humanconcepts, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPatent Security Agreement
Jul 8, 2013
Reel 30763, frame 443
Saba Software, Inc.Vector Trading (Cayman), LPSecond Lien Borrower Patent Security Agreement
Apr 1, 2015
Reel 35353, frame 535
Saba Software, Inc.TC Lending, LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 15, 2015
Reel 35414, frame 654
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSaba Software, Inc.; Hal Acquisition Sub Inc.; Humanconcepts, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
Reel 35414, frame 952
Vector Trading (Cayman), LPSaba Software, Inc.; Hal Acquisition Sub Inc.; Humanconcepts, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSaba Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationHal Acquisition Sub Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationHumanconcepts, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Vector Trading (Cayman), LPSaba Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Vector Trading (Cayman), LPHal Acquisition Sub Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 15, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Vector Trading (Cayman), LPHumanconcepts, LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 3, 2017
Reel 42232, frame 941
TC Lending, LLCSaba Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 4, 2017
Reel 42240, frame 647
Saba Software, Inc.Golub Capital Markets LLC, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 22, 2020
Reel 52463, frame 169
Saba Software, Inc.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Apr 27, 2020
Reel 52506, frame 457
Golub Capital Markets LLCSaba Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57826, frame 658
Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc.; Saba Software, Inc.JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentFirst Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57827, frame 145
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentCornerstone Ondemand, Inc.; Saba Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral
Oct 15, 2021
Reel 57827, frame 753
Saba Software, Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Oct 15, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentCornerstone Ondemand, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral
Oct 15, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentSaba Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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